The national flag of angola came into use at independence on november 11, 1975. it is split horizontally into an upper red half and a lower black half. as in some other african countries, this flag is a modification of the ruling party's flag. the guerilla movement and later governing party, the popular movement for the liberation of angola (mpla), used the same design with a golden star in the center. red stood for socialism and black for africa. the star was modeled after the red star of the soviet union, which sponsored the mpla.
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